Young people from Bradford have written, produced, directed and performed in a play in five days.
The Our Shout project, run by Save the Children and Bradford Integrated Youth Support, is designed to highlight issues faced by young people on the Canterbury and Buttershaw estates.
The youngsters aged between ten and 18 are taking time out of their holidays to work on the play.
It will be performed at Canterbury Youth Centre, Arum Street, on Friday 20 August.
The chosen themes include crime, deprivation, unemployment, lack of opportunities and the cost of education.
Richard Dunbar is Save the Children's Our Shout project officer in Bradford. He says: "This powerful play will be a real eye-opener and we're sure it will help to highlight what needs to be done in Bradford's inner city areas.
"The young people all felt strongly that it would be a creative way to emphasise what can be done to improve theirs and other young lives.
"Everyone is welcome and we hope to expect some local decision makers and politicians too. The group has a lot to say and we think this is an innovative way to make people sit up and listen.
"It is absolutely so positive. it is young people-led and gives them a sense of ownership of the project and they feel they are being listened to."
"We've been working with young people of all ages and the young people are always thinking of being in creative and innovative ways to highlight the issues that affect them.
"It's important that their voices are heard."
Charleece Kesler, from the Our Shout group on the Canterbury estate says crime, unemployment and the state of education are at the top of their agendas.
She explains: "We already had ideas of the issues we want to cover and lots of people are involved who want to be heard."
Tracy Podd, another group member, adds: "We will be raising big issues like youth unemployment and the cost of education for poorer families."
Our Shout members have been campaigning for the past three years on a local, regional and national level to end child poverty in the UK.
From attending political party conferences and meeting high-profile ministers, to making their own film about the tough choices those in poverty have to make every day, the group have made sure that the voices of the poorest families are heard at the highest level.
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